ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360320
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| Date: | Monday 13 June 1994 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Regional Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2867X |
| MSN: | 17700267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1788 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watonga, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawton, OK (KLAW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A WIND SHEAR, ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG DOWNDRAFT, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT ADDED POWER BUT THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE, AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED FROM 200 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH, HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE FENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE WEATHER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA194
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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